Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm Is that did we decide to look at those in more depth ? |
| 2 | Okay is that do we know if that funding is going to continue ? . |
| 3 | Is that making you sneeze ? |
| 4 | Then we used to sniff , you know , and Mrs come and knocked on the front door says er , our house is asleep do you mind not playing , you know . |
| 5 | Only when the patient is stable do we start the detailed management of the wound . |
| 6 | This is quoted and endorsed by Meyers ( Homosexuality and Literature , 148 ) , who goes on to describe Lawrence 's Aaron 's Rod as possessing many components of ‘ a homosexual novel ’ including ‘ an intense hatred and fear of women , who are characterised in two male gatherings as threatening , frightening and repulsive ’ , and ‘ a symbolically castrated hero who is afraid to let himself go in heterosexual love and runs away from his three women ’ ( p. 154 ) . |
| 7 | In this regard it is interesting to hear him comment in The Favourite Game that ‘ deprivation is the mother of poetry . ’ |
| 8 | Anita is content to let us decide . |
| 9 | It is content to let us follow it , if we want to do so . |
| 10 | It is easy to make him look personally responsible for setting the process in train and bringing it to fruition . |
| 11 | God were good , but hampered by the very technology that is supposed to help them get their message across . |
| 12 | The ‘ sir ’ is supposed to make me feel better . |
| 13 | No , even the hyenas wo n't laugh at these and anyone who has to put up with you telling these gags is likely to let you take a closer look at the lion 's cage — like from the inside . |
| 14 | But anyone spotting a cheat is welcome to let us know — and we 'll check then . |
| 15 | It is hard to see anything like the controlling hand of a single dominant ideology in all this , given the complex shifts of power and positioning which are in play in these constructions . |
| 16 | It is cheaper to let them rot than to clear them away . |
| 17 | One of the authors , Phil Hanson , who is IBM 's consultancy team leader , commented : ‘ While few of our manufacturing companies have proved to be world class , it is good to see we have a significant number of strong contenders . |
| 18 | Answer guide : This is something the student has not been exposed to 80 it is useful to let them discuss how they would treat the transaction in detail so they can work out for themselves the principles involved . |
| 19 | A hand-lens is useful to help you find the eggs . |
| 20 | But it is better to let him mingle among the guests and take the candid shots which add to the colour and fun of the day . |
| 21 | In history and in modern times , any sporting pursuit which seriously engages blacks is sure to see them become the leaders in the field . |
| 22 | Robert Maidment will contact you as soon as he is able to let you know how much footage we have . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ The lad is torn politically because while their president is happy to let us have him on trial , the trainer wants him back for matches . |
| 24 | The names of these are , to say the least , a little esoteric , but , thankfully , as in almost every area of this program , and animated preview is available to let you see what the final effect is like . |
| 25 | An optional half-day tour of the city , which includes a visit to the Coliseum , is available to help you get your bearings . |
| 26 | And the floodlit night feed is vital to help them fend off the cold . |
| 27 | Having a film to show is vital to help us get the message across , ’ said Mrs Woolley . |
| 28 | Living out here is inclined to make me lose count of time . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't expect you to get everything right , but to describe the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception as coming from a ‘ literal translation ’ of a controversial biblical passage ’ is enough to make me chuckle — especially in a piece headed ‘ Fundamentalism — The |
| 30 | This is enough to make me feel like I own the world . |